umpire

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA ^(key): /ˈʌm.paɪ.ə(r)/

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Noun

Singular umpire

Plural umpires

1. (countable) (sports) An umpire is a person who presides over a sports event and enforces its rules.

Verb

Plain form umpire

Third-person singular umpires

Past tense umpired

Past participle umpired

Present participle umpiring

1. (intransitive) (sports) If you umpire, you act as an umpire in a game.

Related words

• referee